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Hill of Fire

by Thomas P. Lewis · 1971

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"El Monstruo!"

Every day is the same for Pablo's father. Then one afternoon the ground growls, hisses smoke, and swallows up his plow. A volcano is erupting in the middle of his cornfield!

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childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
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MexicoMexicoMore like thisLess of this
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